Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-22
TIE FREAKS OF RICH MEN.


Eccentrjcletes 81 Memb0fS - tho
4 WInans Family.
A GREAT RUSSIAN RArLRoAD SCHEME rHAr BRoUoHf
THEM nLLIoss-wHAT THEY ARE DOING WIFI
THE noSEr-MASr STRANGE AcTA
From the St Louis Globe Democrat
BALTIMORE, Nd, october 6.-Ross winans, the
Baltimore millionaire, has spent tut little time In
hisgrand mansion here since his celebrated utiga-
lion with Mrs o'Keefe, the ooarding. house keeper
In New YORK, who claimed to have married him
abroad when he was q student at oxford, England.
IL has been rep rted lately that the case has not
yet been finally settled The paradiny OF those
gushing love letters which had passed between
Mindns and the OKeefe woman during their love
escaPade was q sad GLOW 70 Mrs. winans. and since
the notorious scandal she has not appeared In Bal
timore society. The family has spent most OF the
time at the NlnanS Newport villa, gioomy-lo0x-
Ing place on tue beach, Inc breakers IN tue winter
little IS known by the general world OF the rolies
an eccentricities OF this family. not only remark
able Tor their enormous wealth. but for the uses to
F1Ily years ago Thos. and VIM winans, broth.
eTswere unpretentioas civil engineers In this city,
making fair living Tor young men In their pro-
lession. but the narrow confines OF this town
could not contain their budding scientific genius
Iasy rARiiy Obtained ned Celebrity as railroad e 1
| road question. The Winaus saw there were mill
ions IN IL; On they starred for Russia With their
maps aud drawings Tor lines or riroad across that
great cod country. Ihe story Of how they s-<ufed
| the great contract. and by single stroke led tue
/ way to niiIons upon millions VI wealth.. Viii GEAR
| repeating.
Alter AL the eng neers whom Car Nicholas
NO gathered about hin In consultation had
given iheir Respective lnions IS 10 The best
prdc,ica0c rou,es Tor the proposed railroad, the
| car, eonIused by the many ide . AND pl Us adj
vance 4, took up ru er, anu, ORA" ing Straight
lie dcioss lhe map OF Russia rom 81 Petersburg
70 aos~ow, baud IL u liiem ds the nnal route vi
the line. IL was an imperial mandIJe. The kus-
l sla engineers wep frightened Uul Of their senseS
I utu IN D Sol
ig feIt. AIS obstacles IN the way seemed insar-
uogntao!e. Diner foreign engineers woull have
nothins 70 do ~i.b Il. Taen tie inans stepped
| IN I'D On, rcd " lake the Contract
| solve IL 10 the JudaciOus Americans" said the
ear, otfpulattDg heavy forfeit should they TAIL 10
| Keep the contract 10 work they went, and sue
ee,sluliy constructed the road, which was then
considered a great engineering feat. The Winans
| their famous Russian railroad contracts Tor they
constructed several other lines connecting WIN
the great national line TO the Russian capital II
was not until 1861, however, that complete. sue
| cessful locomotive was built In Russia In those
days the Russian locomotives burned wood aito-
geLher. so Pleased the car at the great work
| successfully carried through by the "addacious'
Americans tnat he decorated them with royal IA
yorS Thos. WiLaDs, While railroad building IN
Russia, found time Tor lOve-naktng with the daugh
le. OF d shop-keeper III MOSCOW. she died, leaving
him two chlldren, hoss Minans anu Ce.eote, Tue
| latter now married 10 all Engushman In the ulplo-
matte service.
After constructing the Russian railroads, the
| WinanS brothers Quit business. William married
| an English woman VI Tue middle class, and took
| 10 M, home Ia England Thomas returned TO
tails couDtry, and bought whole block OF prop,
cry ON West Ba. tiiIiOre street, tue principal
tnOroushItre Of the city, and spent over million
| on a magnificent mansion surrounded by beautiful
gardens. Both the brothers had hobbies. William
| mad d nervous dread o. crossing the ocean. He has
frequently expressed desire 10 visit Tue home OF
his boy hood, but OF America he says:
Il viii never 20 there until can cross on rail-.
rOIu. No ocean steamers iOr me-
In letter responding to The invitation Of an old
Ba tlInore friend, Mr. Nlua1, wrote:
| would cross the Ocean a. 600 600 ca ~
| Ihe ship the brothers sailed IN wuea tuey drst
went TO Russia wa. nearly wrecAed. and William
| ever remembered that terrible experience. he
| still! continues TO work on models Of queer ma
| cninery, having hobby In that line. hi. income,
according 10 NJ, own reiurna Is ABOUT 81 0OO 900
| year. Next 70 the kotnscnids and l,ir Duke OF
W estmlnsler he ID the richest man Ia knsidnu. He
| - cndritabie, and spends money lavtsaly. NE has
| a splendid resldence IN kenslnHtOn Gardens, and
as an Illustration OF his eccentriclIy II my W
| stated that wnen he flushed his grand house he
had a 80 900 Administer carpet made from special
| urs,n lor me drawing ooin. When 1t was laid
NE dlsdp pointed IL DID not meet ILLS iuel, so
NE ordeied anO. ner irom different designs. when
| lne second carpet Came lue QUESTION arose Al 10
what Was 10 VI done With lne nrst- MI. WinAns
tAOugI III Tor moment.
sau; So carpet No. 2 went down over the nrst, and
LINUS II 10 IA L Ar. william Nlndns has Tue LuOsL
rxpynslyeiy CAR eled room In ALI London, nuJ ex
eepuns Tue queens palace. Ms. " llilhin Wlnans
| mas never been society woman. Sue prefer, 10
1--we IN their cosy home at Br.ynloh Father Jnan
.hc eusty LONDON Establishment lheir estate Ia
| scotland. Mr. wInans Is very fond OF music, and
| ne dUnI mind paying Ior L. Paul On one occsi-
| sion gave d pir.or concert al hi, London hone,
| Tor wuIcn she alone Was paid ESQ. the winanS
| IN Eng land i've nAc the queen. iiliam WlnanS
| Two ,un,, walter and Louis, are weil-educale1,
| d. AIMS. his Ialher'S wishes. uut the couple have
| IO.s since been forgiven.
| Iue otd iuan Particularly wanted his sons to
| marry titles They nad several opportunities for
neldIns the ugly daughters Of lords, DUt declined.
yreIerrIus lle lun Oh U.cuclorhUou. lney are iund
| oI sport, and Ineir great deer forest las gained
4 Asl
press. The wholesale slaughter Oi deer In these
forests is sh neiGL anu does not deserve the name
Oi sport. be,iAe lue Regular establishment lnaIi-
tAinrd at this famous shooting box" there are
sky "gilles' employed " slaIk Tor deer during
| Tue gaming season. Nj. Wtnans roilows The Eus.
isn Custom OF seng the game Killed On his place,
aud a luxury OF the Lon00n Inar>eLs l. Lne deer
! iIO.n the Winans box. Inc story OF how Old WI
mans once uUughL every seat In bg circus show
Ia 81. Petersburg has OFT Deen told. When the
| snOwmans agent ASKED Winans An ex0rbitant
price Tor a box the mliiionalre asked II tine clrcu,
| man thought he wanted 10 buy the nouse.
| lies. WAS tninkinS mat Way" quickly re-
| torteI ine ucAet Se.ier, aud Wlnan, looA HIM a.
His wJfd ami fought every seat aud COX Ia tue
! house On tne shL Of lue performance Nj.
| Winans sat out the whole snow.
| Tuos. W,ndns, In the mean while, was having as
god a time lhts de OF tie wafer DIS Uro.ner
| W on the other, Oh he uniortuni ely dd no,
| 1--we long enough u get mucn pleasure Oul Oh
his great wea.tn HIS magnsicsno pace Ia me
heart oI Baltimore, occupying wno.e DOCK, con-
! tIins buId eds OF thousands VI uoiiars worth VI
paintings and art treasures There - grand organ
\ III IL ludt COSt fIUO uS anu
! ceilin5 OF TIE b n-room are paiu 81 " f.mOus
artists But great, ugly brick W. u SURROUNDS the
hand some mouse and grounds and sduLs out ali
view OF the beauties from persons passing along
the streets. The good Presbytcrl. 3 and Metho.
dists were responsible for this transformation OF
lovely view 10 the unsightly high brick walls
which shut In the Winans esi ate. "Tom" Winans
was lover OF art. lie had casts made OF cele-
brated statues OF classic female figures, such as
| Venus, Psycae, Clito, and others which adorned
| the lawns about the mansion. OF course the stat.
ueS, as well as the beautiful gardens with the
| char ming little summer bowers shaped ike Chinese
pagodaS and Turkish mosques, were In full view OF
people passing along any OF the streets bounding
| the vlo-k.
some prudish Metho lists and Presbyterians ob.
| Jected 10 the mule statuIry. and at pr .achers
IN eIing pass d resolution, pro es.Ing 10 the civ
autno1tes against the display OF IT WORK. NJ:
| NInansw wralhy, and without waiting ior fur-
Their developments cUvere the statues v. n wooden
| boxes until workmen cOul substitute gh brick
! walls Tor tue low iron raIhngS Mr. Winan, gave
MANY grand entertainments At this sp ndid man.
son. nee MS dauSnter Celrste married Cue great
-,ates have seldom been o tened. She resides IN
nne est olsnment VI his own In another an more
tdsnonao!e part OF the city. he Old gatc-kecper
| ana AIS Ia iIy ana the special Waterman and 8 W
era Oh servants are most OF the time tile oav
| occu pants u the DeAu,iful place. though the
| gudens ana Walks ana tue house inside an out
are Always Kept Ia p rfect order. Baltimore has
Always Deea 100 slos pace Tor Ross WinanA lie
~ fers New YORK. bus also spends much time
abroad.
1hOs Winans, like hts brother william had
many ecceatriclNrs~ He constructed maay mo lels
vi stedln yisse-S tie conceived an Idea Oh build
thg Steamer ia the shape IL Cigar, which :, oud
DC I'm Fable Tor speeL He spent veral or4i.